Judeo-Urdu
Judeo-Urdu (Urdu: یہود اردو, romanized: yahūd urdū; Hebrew: אורדו יהודית, romanized: ūrdū yehūdīt) was a dialect of the Hindustani language spoken by the Baghdadi Jews in the Indian subcontinent living in the areas of Mumbai and Kolkata towards the end of the 18th century .It is a dialect that was written in the Hebrew script and found to be utilized for several pieces of literature, such as Inder Sabha ,a copy of which is kept at the British Library.
Judeo-Urdu | |
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Inder Sabha in Judeo-Urdu | |
Native to | Indian subcontinent |
Region | Bombay, Calcutta |
Ethnicity | Baghdadi Jews |
Era | 18th Century |
Indo-European
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Writing system | Hebrew script |
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ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | jude1269 |
IETF | ur-IN-Hebr |
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